Rosota Selected for TIPS, Develops Technology to Collect and Standardize Surgical Technique Data

Rosota, an AI robotics company based on surgical data, said on the 2nd that it has been selected for the TIPS general track after the Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced its final selection for the "2026 TIPS R&D General Track." The company will carry out an R&D project related to surgical technique data. The project Rosota was selected for is "Development of Technology to Collect and Standardize Surgical Technique Data for Training the Surgical Robotics Foundation Model."

TIPS is a startup support program that links private investment with government support. Under the TIPS operating model, a private operator discovers and invests in a company, recommends it, and the government then provides R&D funding and other support.

Rosota is developing technology to collect and standardize data generated during actual surgeries. Its data collection device is the in-house developed SurgiLogger, and collection is carried out systematically through SurgiLogger.

Rosota's standardization goal is to convert the data into a form suitable for AI training. The current project will be pursued based on this data collection and standardization technology.

Rosota is focusing on securing operating information on surgical instruments that is difficult to identify from on-site video alone. To do this, it secures operating information using kinetic, motion, and gyro sensors, and the data secured in this way is real physics-based data.

Rosota applies SurgiLogger by attaching it directly to existing laparoscopic surgical instruments. Rosota explained that attaching SurgiLogger does not change the portion inserted into the body, and that using SurgiLogger does not change the basic method of use.

As a result, it is easy to apply to any surgical tool, which is a key feature of its applicability. During surgery, the company collects the instrument's position and direction, movement, insertion depth, gripper opening and closing state, and force information along with video during instrument insertion, tissue gripping, and tissue retraction.

Rosota's design goal is to secure surgical technique data while maintaining the existing laparoscopic surgical environment. To match that goal, the company is verifying instrument compatibility, sterilization methods, and real-world usability in the field.

Implementation takes place by synchronizing video and sensor data. This is intended to link instrument position and physical information corresponding to the same surgical scene, and as a result, the company provides instrument position and physical information linked with video.

The company said that if it uses the technology, there is potential for a "copilot"-style service for laparoscopic surgeons that allows them to check the surgical process in real time. It also said that after digitizing instrument manipulation information, the data could be used for AI co-training.

Rosota plans to pursue consistent collection of surgical technique data through this TIPS project. It then plans to pursue standardization of surgical technique data and apply standardized instrument manipulation information to training the Surgical Robotics Foundation Model.

Seo Yae-chan, CEO of Rosota, said that systematic securing of physical data from actual surgical sites is necessary for AI training of surgeons' surgical techniques. He also explained that securing physical data from actual surgical sites has not been easy.

Seo said that through SurgiLogger, Rosota has been collecting the data almost exclusively. He added that, with this TIPS selection as an opportunity, the company will pursue the advancement of data collection and standardization technology and push ahead with the rapid establishment of the foundation needed to develop the Surgical Robotics Foundation Model.

Source: TECHWORLD · Lee Gwang-jae
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407708

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